VDB-304529 · CVE-2023-38614 · GCVE-0-2023-38614

Apple macOS permission

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple macOS. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to permission. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-38614. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS (affected version unknown) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permission vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-275. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-38614 since 07/20/2023. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1222 for this issue.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

macOS

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Permission
CWE: CWE-275 / CWE-266
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Timelineinfo

07/20/2023 🔍
04/11/2025 +631 days 🔍
04/11/2025 +0 days 🔍
04/11/2025 +0 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-38614 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-38614
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-304529
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 04/11/2025 17:17
Changes: 04/11/2025 17:17 (54)
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